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the source of all instability is pakistan. i think we need to encourage the afghan people to do a tribal awakening like we do with the sunni awakening in iraq. that's the pact. i was there in 2003. the afghan people don't want the taliban any more than they want -- so there's a way of doing this. we got to be concise. but the real issue is pakistan. we have to deal with them in a combination of ways. force is not the only way to do it. >> is general allen the right man for the job? >> i talked to several commanders to include the cent commander. the question becomes allen is a great leader. i think he understands the military context of what he's doing. he's going to rethink the coin strategy. the counter insurgency strategy. >> lieutenant schaefer, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> moving ahead, next on the rundown, who is hiring the top five companies offering jobs right now. on this day in history, the number one song, 1967, windy by the association. [ female announcer ] ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? wel
the source of all instability is pakistan. i think we need to encourage the afghan people to do a tribal awakening like we do with the sunni awakening in iraq. that's the pact. i was there in 2003. the afghan people don't want the taliban any more than they want -- so there's a way of doing this. we got to be concise. but the real issue is pakistan. we have to deal with them in a combination of ways. force is not the only way to do it. >> is general allen the right man for the job?...
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to be operating within pakistan i actually think that the u.s. it is operating extra legally by carrying out these drone strikes in pakistan in yemen in somalia and in terms of it being disproportionate you know we have numbers coming out of pakistan that indicate that you know for every one suspected militants being killed one hundred forty innocent civilians are dying as a result of these strikes and so if those numbers are correct you know we have people on the ground who are who are gathering information who are doing the investigation and trying to collect the information so that we can bring a more transparent more honest picture to the public about what's happening in pakistan. the u.s. clearly the drone strikes to last despite what you're saying there bring success with a minimal amount of collateral damage but you're talking about all they still an effective tool to strike a target for more conventional weapons. you know i don't think so and i think that if the u.s. is going to make that that claim to make those assertions it's going to
to be operating within pakistan i actually think that the u.s. it is operating extra legally by carrying out these drone strikes in pakistan in yemen in somalia and in terms of it being disproportionate you know we have numbers coming out of pakistan that indicate that you know for every one suspected militants being killed one hundred forty innocent civilians are dying as a result of these strikes and so if those numbers are correct you know we have people on the ground who are who are...
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. -- she went on to vow that the obama administration will not ease pressure on neighboring pakistan. >> this used to be rare. now they are routine. both countries are determined to strengthen their strategic global partnership, defense and regional security or on the agenda. the agreed to work closer together in afghanistan as the u.s. agreed to pull out its troops. hillary clinton praised the recent resumption of talks between india and pakistan. >> we think this is the most promising approach to encourage both sides to build more confidence between them and work to implement the kinds of steps that will demonstrate the improved atmosphere that is so necessary for us to deal with the underlying problem of terrorism. >> she also said that terrorism was on everyone's minds following last week's bombing of mumbai which killed 20 people. the attack revealed once again the vulnerability of the indian cities and the police who are investigating. the security agencies should work closer together to prevent future attacks. the focus of the next page of the visit will be on business and the
. -- she went on to vow that the obama administration will not ease pressure on neighboring pakistan. >> this used to be rare. now they are routine. both countries are determined to strengthen their strategic global partnership, defense and regional security or on the agenda. the agreed to work closer together in afghanistan as the u.s. agreed to pull out its troops. hillary clinton praised the recent resumption of talks between india and pakistan. >> we think this is the most...
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and if we don't stop this squabbling over whether we're going to give certain monies to pakistan or not and give them and further demoralize the i'm for size the military the civilians and so forth we're going to have a problem there even though this is ministration wants desperately to get out of afghanistan at least major tree formations that we can you know we simply can't leave because pakistan is going to be in bad shape there to leave will simply be to get reintroduction of major forces to restabilize or try to restabilize parts so then sell me about general john allen who's about to take over and petraeus is former all after just a year do you think that he's someone who's capable of this job how is he going to handle it well i taught at the marine corps war college for four years and frankly . person per person i prefer marine general so army to really wild because there are more candid they're more straightforward and generally speaking they're willing to speak truth to power a little more this is somebody who army generals i don't know if he's that particular character it
and if we don't stop this squabbling over whether we're going to give certain monies to pakistan or not and give them and further demoralize the i'm for size the military the civilians and so forth we're going to have a problem there even though this is ministration wants desperately to get out of afghanistan at least major tree formations that we can you know we simply can't leave because pakistan is going to be in bad shape there to leave will simply be to get reintroduction of major forces...
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she said today she is encouraged by talks between india and pakistan. both nuclear nations and long time riflvals. >>> u.s. acknowledge they met with gadhafi's regime a meeting that took place last saturday. the u.s. has not said where it happened. three senior u.s. diplomats were involved. they said they gave a clear message gadhafi must step down. >>> "atlantis" heading home for the last time this this morning. it undocked from the international space station and took photo of its fly-around. it is scheduled to land on thursday which ends 30 years of shuttle missions. >>> u.s. women's soccer team back home this morning. hundreds of fans greeted them as they rolled into times square. they lost in a heartbreaker to japan on sunday. a game that, by the way, help set a global twitter record of over 7,000 tweet thanks to much. that is your latest weather. good morning. i'm not trying to move cities to different state. i'm just a little sleepy. >> raleigh would be beautiful no matter what state it's in. >> exactly. >> you're a very powerful woman so not say
she said today she is encouraged by talks between india and pakistan. both nuclear nations and long time riflvals. >>> u.s. acknowledge they met with gadhafi's regime a meeting that took place last saturday. the u.s. has not said where it happened. three senior u.s. diplomats were involved. they said they gave a clear message gadhafi must step down. >>> "atlantis" heading home for the last time this this morning. it undocked from the international space station and...
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is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are questions in the wake -- of course the vast majority of these raids have been carried out in so-called tribal areas on the border with afghanistan, and over the years the number has gone up steadily. in the first few years in the strikes of 2,042,007 they're just a handful and then we see it going up in 2010. the obama administration rising at a policy never fully publicly articulated. 118 strikes last year and 45 so far this year. the pakistanis said a couple of months ago that they wanted him stopped them stopped and they ordered the cia out in their base in pakistan were some of the strikes are being launched. by my reckoning there is than a dozen since then. so has this been done like the enlightened raid against the will of the pakistan government? put the wh
is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are questions in the wake -- of course the vast majority of these raids have been carried out in so-called tribal areas on the border with afghanistan, and over the years the number has gone...
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afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security and they might pass out. -- pass. you need at least 50 democrats to vote for it. i guarantee you that if and the measure passes the house to cut social security, it would probably not be taken up in the senate, and if it did, i believe the president would veto it. you have paid into social security all of your working life and you deserve to have that guaranteed for you. i would love to see the united states out of all the wars that you described, and i hope we do not have to engage in war in iran. social security is solvent for the next 26 years
afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security...
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talk about the drone lawyers against afghanistan, pakistan. you're reading a couple pieces in the "new york times." now it's spreading to all of these different countries and one that really jumped off the page for me, drone attacks in somalia. >> joining us, jeremy scahill, on the cia secret sites in somalia, jeremy, the secret training programs and secret prisons out of somalia is part of your reporting there. how big a threat are these terrorist group there's? >> we should say first of all president obama campaigned on a promise to go up against these bush era policies declaring war on the world, running secret sites, torturing prisoners. deeply involved in an underground dungeon officially run by the somali national security agency, but their salaries are paid by the cia directly. in fact, one somali agent described thousand hairli ed ho and paid by u.s. agents and the u.s. is interrogating prisoners, including those rendered by the kenyan government, snatched off the streets in nairobi based on u.s. intelligence and taken to this secret p
talk about the drone lawyers against afghanistan, pakistan. you're reading a couple pieces in the "new york times." now it's spreading to all of these different countries and one that really jumped off the page for me, drone attacks in somalia. >> joining us, jeremy scahill, on the cia secret sites in somalia, jeremy, the secret training programs and secret prisons out of somalia is part of your reporting there. how big a threat are these terrorist group there's? >> we...
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afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon as mr. leon panetta says, we'll be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can't we divert some of those funds, cut some of those wars and not cut social security because social security never impacted on our debt. social security was funded all along so why are we cutting social security? >> guest: well, let me just assure you we are not going to cut social security, okay? i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security, and it might possibly pass, although i certainly know that the cut cap and whatever it's called won't pass because it requires a two-thirds vote and you need 50 democrats to vote for it, and i don't believe we'll have 50 democrats to vote for it, but i guarantee you if any measure passed the house of social security, it would not be taken up in the senate, and if it did, i believe the president would veto it. you know, you're a retiree, paid into social security, all of your working life, and you deserve to continue to have that guarantee for you, and then i agree
afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon as mr. leon panetta says, we'll be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can't we divert some of those funds, cut some of those wars and not cut social security because social security never impacted on our debt. social security was funded all along so why are we cutting social security? >> guest: well, let me just assure you we are not going to cut social security, okay? i think there might be efforts in...